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	x remove Bioinformatics and Genomics Graduate Certificate	x remove Allied Health Sciences, B.S. - Histotechnology emphasis
Credits Required	12	120
Format	Face To Face	Face To Face
Location	Classes for this program meet downtown on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus and the GVSU Health Campus, near the Grand Rapids Medical Mile.	All undergraduate students begin their academic career on the Allendale Campus. Students in this major continue their upper division studies on the GVSU Health Campus, near the Grand Rapids Medical Mile.
Coursework	The certificate in bioinformatics and genomics requires a minimum of 12 credits - nine credits in the core and at least three credits of electives. Core courses (three credits each): CMB 551 - Bioinformatics: Tools and Techniques for Life Scientists CMB 552 - Computer Modeling and Drug Design CMB 560 - Genomics and Molecular Diagnostics Elective courses (three credits each, choose at least one): BIO 585/CMB 585 - Molecular Ecology CIS 611 - Introduction to Software Engineering CIS 635 - Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining CIS 673 - Principles of Database Design CIS 677 - High-performance Computing STA 622 - Statistical Methods for Biologists	In addition to an introductory medical laboratory science course, prerequisite science courses include: Chemistry Genetics Hematology Human anatomy and physiology Immunology Microbiology Pathophysiology Physics
Career Options		Histotechnologists are in demand in: Clinics and hospitals Dermatopathology labs Forensic pathology Public health facilities Research laboratories Veterinary pathology
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